Germany has decided to provide the grant of 1 million Euro to Nepal for preparedness and control of Covid-19. The grant provided as crisis response would be helpful to health programs run with the support of Germany, according to the German Embassy in Nepal.
A health desk has been set up at New Bus Park, Gongabu, in a bid to avoid spread of novel coronavirus. The health desk was set up with the joint initiatives of Health Service Department, Kathmandu Metropolis-26, and Lhotse Multipurpose Pvt. With this in operation, the passengers have felt relief.
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and preparedness to it, the government has closed down all public and private services except ‘essential ones’ to be effective from March 22 to April 3. In his address to the nation recently, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli made this announcement. The essential and
The Bharatmohan Adhikari Memorial Foundation has provided face masks and hand sanitisers to two elderly homes in the capital city in its support against the Covid-19. The Foundation so far distributed face masks, hand sanitisers and soaps to as many as 50 senior citizens residing in Sewa Sadan Elderly Residential
The Single Women Group has said it was ready to provide Chhahari houses capable to accommodate 365 persons for quarantine purpose. Information to this was shared before Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel by Group’s founding chair Lily Thapa and chair Kunda Sharma. They met DPM and coordinator of the high
A hydropower project is to be constructed in Gorkha at joint investment of Non-Resident Nepalis and local partners. Bikas Hydropower Company is going to construct the hydel project at Upper Machhakhola Hydropower Project at Machha rivulet in Gorkha. Non-resident Nepalis residing in Malaysia since long are investing on the hydel
Amid coronavirus fear, the number of people leaving Kathmandu for their homes outside is increasing. Approximately 300,000 people have left the central capital in the past three days, said the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division. Over infection fear, the government recently shut down educational institutions, cinema halls, pubs, gyms, museums, party
Trekking permit for foreign national(s) has been temporarily halted in a bid to prevent possible spread of the COVID-19 in the country. The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has informed about the closure of distribution of trekking information management system (TIMS) cards until a further notice though a press statement today
The sanitation at country’s all airports, including Tribhuvan International Airport, is going to be of the international standard. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai said the condition of sanitation at all the domestic airports in the country would be improved rapidly to meet the international standard.
Air Service Operating Companies have demanded the bodies concerned to waive the interest on loan of at least one year taken from banks and financial institutions. A meeting of Airlines Operators Association of Nepal, an umbrella organisation of Air Service Operators’ Companies, held on Thursday urged the banks and financial
